Near Miss

[jacey]

My son in law was going in to work on the train this morning when there was a loud explosion, a fireball and something whumping into the ground nearby. The crashing helicopter, heavily reported on the news today, came down close to the railway track exactly as their train was passing, thankfully not close enough to do any damage on board except to passengers' nerves. They all assumed it was a bomb!

What a shocking accident!

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[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

We were in that very area at Christmas and so we know how busy it is. Considering it was rush hour, it was astonishing that it wasn't far worse.

The London skyline has changed dramatically since I lived there in the early 70s and the helicopters buzzing about the high buildings did look rather hazardous. Sadly that proved to be the case.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Obviously the fog was a huge factor. The crane driver would have beenin the cab except he was late for work. Another narrow escape. I feel very sorry for the pilot. Apparently even as he was coming down he made an effort to steer away from the train line. S-i-L's carriage was the one right next to the crash. He says they felt the heat blast through the carriage walls. Another few metres over and it would have hit them. he didn't see the thing coming down because of the way his seat faced but the chap across from him did. The first thing S-i-L saw was the fireball.